Newcastle United 4-3 Nottingham Forest - FA Cup Quarter-Final (Saturday 9th March 1974)

Newcastle United 4-3 Nottingham Forest - FA Cup Quarter-Final (Saturday 9th March 1974)
After Pat Howard was sent off and Forest went 3-1 up with a penalty, several hundred fans invaded from the Leazes End. Referee Gordon Kew took the players off for eight minutes, but when the game was restarted Newcastle came back to win 4-3 - reports suggested the linesman was too scared to flag Bobby Moncur’s winner offside. “The Newcastle supporters put us out of the Cup,” says Forest manager Allan Brown. Thirty-nine fans were charged, 23 hospitalised (two with frac­tured skulls) and 103 treated for minor injuries. The FA ruled that the game should be replayed at Goodison Park (“I half-expected a ridiculous solution and they came up with one,” said Malcolm Macdonald) and Newcastle won 1-0, again at Goodison, after a 0-0 draw. As a result of the trouble Newcastle were ordered to play all their 1975 Cup games away.
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[@Beentryingtochangethisforages]

At the age of 13yrs that was the most exciting 90 minutes of my life. Indeed, I’m not sure that anything has surpassed it since.

[@jmw-qt2ih]

I was 18 and totally agree with you. It was definitely the greatest atmosphere I ever experienced at St James Park and one of those "had to be there " moments

[@IndiBrony]

A couple of things I took away from this: 1 - of all of football's faults back in those days, it's sad that we've gotten used to players hassling the ref on a constant basis. Here it's just 1 guy and as soon as he persists on arguing he's off the pitch. It'd be lovely if we could return to that. 2 - that little ticker in the top right at the end brought back a bit of nostalgia I didn't think I had!

[@garrytuer3024]

Thanku so much. Live n work in Nottingham n people don't believe me when I tell them this happened.

[@petershrive416]

Why l love the toon

[@grahamtctravels8380]

Great memories & times. Thank you

[@Bibg867]

Remember it well as a young 14year old Burnley fan who waited to see we would play in the semis.

[@philash1000]

When I worked for the PFA Pat Howard was my boss.I reminded him about this ...he was always evasive and felt a tad responsible for what happened. Remember Forest got KO d in the replay and Newcastle went to Wembley Oops Big Pat

[@iancampbell9983]

I was there in the gallowgate then had to have two replays at everton was working on the freeman hospital and the gaffer said if you go to match instead of coming to work your sacked so what did i do went to the match got sacked was not bother we won thats what Newcastle fans ar all about Newcastle till i die😊

[@midlandgeordie]

I was there at 18…went onto Wembley and lost 3.0 to Liverpool.

[@realld50]

Never seen that match before. Great add.

[@user-cg4ws1wi8f]

Was there, never bought daily mirror again!!

[@kevinbrewis6014]

I was in the Leazes end and it was great

[@jayveebloggs9057]

me too

[@colincessford2026]

Me too

[@kathchandler4919]

I was there, up under the shed roof!

[@kjrutter17]

I was at this match as a 13 year old great game

[@philipshaw3067]

most exciting game ive ever been too. had to sleep outside st james to get my semi final ticket

[@davidcook7743]

I was there, bottom line Forrest agreed to finish the game when they were3-1 up

[@anthonydent5798]

The bottom line was the second replay that you lost

[@davidcook7743]

@@anthonydent5798 no we won I am a Newcastle supporter, my point was Forrest agreed to play on because they were wining so no right to complain and get a replay

[@anthonydent5798]

@@davidcook7743 Yes I knew as soon as I posted it. You won a second replay from memory. Forest did agree to play on but probably under a bit of pressure. And they probably thought they might not win a replayed match. Great footage though, I remember watching it as a kid.

[@davidcook7743]

@@anthonydent5798 I was there, after the game, Duncan McKenzie claimed to have been kicked by a fan, memorable but scary occasion for me at 15.

[@HandleGF]

Duncan McKenzie is typically entertaining, as is what goes on around him.

[@gvmac77]

The game was replayed

[@JohnKobaRuddy]

wonder why we stopped singing you'll never walk alone

[@michaeljohnson-li5nn]

As a life long Forest fan, all I can say is what does VAR say?

[@beefy8269]

VAR says potato

[@peterstewart3080]

Geordie Aggro

[@paulkersey9857]

Weren't so keen on taking on Rangers though, were they? Destroyed home and away.

[@oleggorky906]

Typical Tyne thuggery … their favourite pastime up there, except for a word that rhymes with it …

[@toonbarmy7864]

Absolute bull. Most of these 'hooligans" were school kids who couldn't knock the skin off a rice pudding. We went from 1-3 to 4-3 with 10 men and Forest wanted it replayed with 3-1 lead and against 10 men with 20 or so minutes left. Own it, you got beaten....TWICE

[@user-bl5ju8wf2e]

I was at the match to, age 15, i was actually the lad who ran across the pich on yhe day, nothing to do with being a hooligan i was running away in a panic after getting out of the leazes end because of the crush and a police came running at me so i ran blindly across the pich. I did not realise till years later it was me on the start of every match of the day lol.

[@rogerfindlay6836]

Luckily into the semis & hammered in the Final. R.

[@aptmap5181]

Can't believe it! This poor quality match should be abandoned the moment those scumbags invaded the pitch. The game was so slow, full of horrendous ball control and subpar techniques

[@thebyronicmann8292]

It was nearly 50 years ago. Pitch technology was more or les non existent what did you expect? The football, stadiums, TV coverage and pitch tech you enjoy now is thanks to this era of ‘poor’ quality.

[@Jono67]

It's called passion !

[@Shreder83]

give ya heed a wobble man, sub par technique, if only we had some players who could cross the ball like Terry Hibbert in todays team.

[@kevinbrewis6014]

​@@Shreder83 it's Hibbit

[@Shreder83]

@@kevinbrewis6014 my bad, tho my point still stands. hwtl

[@SN-ed7wi]

Appalling pitch.....as for the Geordie fans, nothing's changed. Still delusional.